Notable Orders: 1890s
A selection of orders received towards the turn of the century
This page contains a précis of some of the more interesting orders received by the company during the period from 1890 to Dec 1893 from a variety of clients, many of whom were overseas, with brief details of equipment supplied.
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Date | Description of Goods | Client | Country | Order No. | Order Value £ | Source |
06/02/1890 | 2 sets of horizontal compound pumping engines | Swansea Harbour | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
14/08/1890 | Hydraulic press, accumulator, intensifier, set of duplex pumps (possibly the first concrete slab press) | Adamant, (Greenwich then Aberdeen 7 months later) | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
14/08/1890 | Hydraulic press, intensifier, set of duplex pumps (possibly the second concrete slab press) | Adamant Aberdeen | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
11/11/1890 | Portable riveters and accumulator, | Cape of Good Hope Rly Co. | South Africa | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
22/12/1890 | Portable hydraulic riveting machine | Great Northern Rly., Doncaster | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
30/12/1890 | 1 set of duplex pumps | Gloucester water Works | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
02/02/1891 | Rolling bridge machinery (for Barry Docks) | H M Brunel (Henry Marc) | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
16/02/1891 | 1 Tweddell stationary riveter of the Atlas type | Aarhaus Busse | Denmark | 2727 | D7338/10/1/6 | |
26/02/1891 | Lancashire boiler | Gloucester baths | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
15/06/1891 | 1 patent flanger, 1 stationary hydraulic riveter, 1 set duplex pumping engines | J Samuel White, East Cowes | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
18/12/1891 | 1 – 4HP Gas Engine | Crystal Palace Electric Exhibition, London | UK | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
18/12/1891 | 1 – hydraulic stationary rivetter | Harland & Wolff, Belfast | Ireland | D7338/10/1/6 | ||
00/01/1892 | Hire Gas Engine 100 HP at £20 per month with option to purchase for £400, the rent to be taken as part of purchase money | Gloucester Wagon Co. Gloucester | UK | (no order no. stated) | D7338/10/1/7 | |
14/01/1892 | Tube drawing press, effective piston area of 75 sq. in. | Projectile Co. Ltd. | UK | 3001 | 760 | D7338/10/1/7 |
14/01/1892 | Tube drawing press, effective piston area of 50 sq. in. Cylinder & valves to be tested to a pressure of 3 tons/sq. in | Projectile Co. Ltd | UK | 3002 | 340 | D7338/10/1/7 |
12/02/1892 | 3 – stationary hydraulic rivetters with 6′ gap to close 5/16″ dia. hot steel rivets 2 – stationary hydraulic rivetters to close 3/8″ dia. hot steel rivets in tubes 12″ internal dia. x 6′ long 2 – stationary hydraulic rivetters to close 1/2″ dia. hot steel rivets in tubes 16″ internal dia. x 6′ long 3 – stationary hydraulic rivetters to close 5/8″ dia. hot steel rivets in tubes 17″ dia. x 6′ long 3 – patent multiple hydraulic punching machines 1 – set duplex steam pumping engines having 2 – steam cylinders 14″ dia. x 12″ stroke @ 70 psi steam to work 4 – single-acting pumps 2 1/2″ dia. x 12″ stroke against a water pressure of 1500 psi. 1 – hydraulic accumulator having ram 8″ dia. x 14′ 0″ stroke 3 – hydraulic jib cranes to lift 5 cwt, 4′ high x 10′ rake 1 – hydraulic ring punching machine to punch 5/8″ dia. holes in 3/8″ thick steel rings 10″ to 24″ dia. cold. 12 – pairs of punches and die bars 600 – punches for rivets per specification 600 – dies for punches per specification 12 strippers to suit the punch bars 1 pair of riveting snaps for each of the rivetters 1 – set of shear blade for the shearing machine 1 – set of leathers for each machine and valves, pumps, etc. | Oswald Brown | from 3003
from 3004
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3039 | total value £3,222-2s 8d (equivalent to about £450K at 2016 prices) | D7338/10/1/7 | |
16/02/1892 | One 16HP Gas Engine delivered fixed price, we taking their present Gas Engine in exchange. | Western Counties, Plymouth | UK | 125 | D7338/10/1/7 | |
17/03/1892 | One ‘Piedboeuf’ Flanging Press for 8′ 6″ plates, main ram 16″ dia x 36″ stroke, wp 1500 psi | Great Northern Railway | UK | 3049 | 650 | D7338/10/1/7 |
13/12/1892 | One hydraulic Flanging Press of the ‘Piedboeuf’ type as shown page 48, Catalogue 1882, | Ugo Sapadnik Rly, Sud Quest | 577-10s | D7338/10/1/7 | ||
14/02/1893 | 3-sets of geared pumping engines | Heenan & Froude | UK | 55 | D7338/10/1/7 | |
14/02/1893 | Copy of letter ref. orders 55 & 56, Accumulators & Pumps for Blackpool Tower | Hammersley Heenan | UK | D7338/10/1/7 | ||
28/2/1893 | Supply and erection of a Footbridge across entrance to West Bute Docks, (Cardiff) | Bute Estate Office Aberdare | UK | 63 | 424 | D7338/10/1/7 |
07/03/1893 | Pair of compound tandem pumping engines to pump 2,000 gal/m min. against 800 ft. head, steam pressure 100 psi. | Castle Eden Coal Co. West Hartlepool | UK | from 74 | 3,750 | D7338/10/1/7 |
27/03/1893 | 14 HP Gas Engine to work with Taylor Gas, deliver to F. Lafond, Montalien, France | A H Croisier | France | FF7,360 | D7338/10/1/7 | |
17/04/1893 | Hydraulic Bender to take plates 13′ 1/2″ wide x 1 5/8″ thick | Wilhelmshaven, | Germany | 102 | D7338/10/1/7 | |
03/05/1893 | Patent Hydraulic Boiler Shell Bender to ‘cold’ bend 13′ 1/2″ wide x 1 5/8″ thick to 5 mtrs dia. boiler. 1500 psi WP. | Wilhelmshaven | Germany | 1,420 | D7338/10/1/7 | |
10/05/1893 | Tweddell 25 ton Stationary Hydraulic Rivetter made on halves and bolted together, having gap 5′ deep, for rivets 1″ dia. 2 – 25 ton Direct Acting Portable Rivetters 30″ gap x 15″ opening, 1500 psi WP., plus pumps and accumulator, etc. | John Birch & Co. | for China | 117 – 118 and stock | 686 | D7338/10/1/7 |
18/05/1893 | Various including 40 ton, 12′ gap Fixed Rivetter, 7′ Hydraulic Crane with 15′ Jib, Piedbouef Flanging Press, 30 ton Portable Rivetter with 5″ gap, 30 ton Smoke Box Tube Rivetter with 8″ gap and Compound Hanger, 25/17 ton, 2′ 2″ gap Frame Rivetter with automatic hanger, 3 – cranes, each to lift 1 ton, 4′ stroke x 28′ radius, set 2 – throw belt driven pumps 2″ dta. x 5′ stroke. | Midland Railway Co. Derby | UK | 123-129 | 2,263 total | D7338/10/1/7 |
12/06/1893 | 2 – Piston Valves for actuating Blackpool Tower lifts | Heenan & Froude | delivered Blackpool | 137 | D7338/10/1/7 | |
08/06/1893 | 1 – Double-Operating Valve | Heenan & Froude | delivered Blackpool | 143 | D7338/10/1/7 | |
08/06/1893 | Piping for Blackpool lifts | Heenan & Froude | delivered Blackpool | 144 | D7338/10/1/7 | |
02/08/1893 | No.1 Dredger Hull, 41″ crs W.I. Ladder & Friction Hoist, plus 3 – Friction Hoists | Sharpness New Dock & Glos & Birm. Nav. Co. | delivered on their water | 178 & 268-271 (office order book) | 858 | D7338/10/1/7 |
09/11/1893 | Planing billiard table iron | Millard (Mr?) Institute, Gloucester | UK | 660 | D7338/10/1/8 | |
21/12/1893 | One – 1 1/2 HP Gas Engine on Hire Purchase system, £10 when engine is fixed and £2 per month until engine is paid for. | W.H. Jones | UK | 856 | 60 | D7338/10/1/8 |
22/12/1893 | One – Stationary Hydraulic Rivetter 6′ Gap x 75, 60 & 40T capacity | Richard Garrett and Sons. | UK | 624 T.S. Ltd. 1395 | 275 | D7338/10/1/8 |
22/12/1893 | Water saving gear for existing Flanging m/c. plus “Competent Fitter @46/- per week of 54 hrs, including lodgings and out allowance. Rly fares extra” (Ed. highlight in inverted commas) | Richard Garrett and Sons. | UK | 796 | 36 | D7338/10/1/8 |
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